US2659258A - Bolt-holding box wrench - Google Patents

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US2659258A
US2659258A US288850A US28885052A US2659258A US 2659258 A US2659258 A US 2659258A US 288850 A US288850 A US 288850A US 28885052 A US28885052 A US 28885052A US 2659258 A US2659258 A US 2659258A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B13/00—Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose
    • F16B13/14—Non-metallic plugs or sleeves; Use of liquid, loose solid or kneadable material therefor
    • F16B13/141—Fixing plugs in holes by the use of settable material
    • F16B13/143—Fixing plugs in holes by the use of settable material using frangible cartridges or capsules containing the setting components
    • F16B13/144—Fixing plugs in holes by the use of settable material using frangible cartridges or capsules containing the setting components characterised by the shape or configuration or material of the frangible cartridges or capsules
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B13/00—Spanners; Wrenches
    • B25B13/02—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws
    • B25B13/04—Spanners; Wrenches with rigid jaws of ring jaw type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
    • B25B—TOOLS OR BENCH DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, FOR FASTENING, CONNECTING, DISENGAGING OR HOLDING
    • B25B23/00—Details of, or accessories for, spanners, wrenches, screwdrivers
    • B25B23/02—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts
    • B25B23/08—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation
    • B25B23/10—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means
    • B25B23/105—Arrangements for handling screws or nuts for holding or positioning screw or nut prior to or during its rotation using mechanical gripping means the gripping device being an integral part of the driving bit

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  • This invention relates to improvements in boltholding box wrench and other types of nut and bolt tightening devices.
  • the primary object of my invention is to provide a self-holding-on wrench.
  • An object of my invention is to provide a means for utilizing a wrench during a nut and bolt tightening operation that will eliminate the necessity to hold said wrench on said bolt and/or nut by hand.
  • Another object of my invention is to provide a wrench that can be secured to a nut or bolt head to prevent turning of the nut or bolt head and accomplish a tightening operation by a single operator when the material being fastened by a nut and bolt is of such size and/or shape that it would be impossible for a single operator to handle both a holding and tightening wrench because of inaccessibility of one or the other wrench.
  • a further object of my invention is to provide a holding means on a wrench that will keep the wrench on a nut or bolt head and secure it thereto during a tightening operation.
  • Figure 1 is a top plan view of my particular wrench.
  • Figure 2 is a side View of my particular wrench.
  • Figure 3 is a top plan view of an alternate form of my wrench.
  • Figure 4 is a side view of the alternate form of my wrench.
  • End and/or socket wrenches as made at present fit loosely about nuts and bolt heads and therefore cannot be depended upon to remain of and by themselves on the nuts and bolt heads during a tightening operation.
  • FIG. 1 and 2 a typical double ended oifset box wrench I having hollow cylindrical bosses 2 known to the trade as socket wrenches.
  • the inner circumferences 3 of the bosses have serrations 4 which prevent a nut 5 from turning with relation to the wrench during a tightening operation.
  • These lugs have tapped holes In for set screws H having hand tightening knurled heads 12 with screw driver slots for forcing an end l3 of each of the set screws against the nut 5 whereby it is retained within the hollow bosses of the wrench.
  • the ends l3 of the set screws extend through and are rotatable in holes I 4 within the cylindrical bosses 2. These ends are pointed to insure the securing of the wrench to a nut or bolt head.
  • FIG. 3 and 4 An alternate structure of my invention is shown in Figures 3 and 4 and is known to the trade as a flat socket wrench.
  • This double ended wrench has the same cylindrical bosses 2 with the serrated inner circumferences 3.
  • slots [8 are provided to permit free rotation and longitudinal movement of set screws II.
  • the screws have knurled heads l2 for manual rotation of the set screws in threaded holes l9 within the handle. Rotation of the set screws cause them to move into contact with and hold the nut securely within the cylindrical bosses of the wrench. The wrench is released from the nut by rotating the set screws away from the nut.
  • a nut is first threaded on a bolt as far as possible by hand.
  • the wrench is then placed about the nut and secured to the nut by means of the set screw, so that the wrench will not fall away from the nut.
  • An opposite end of the wrench is then brought into contact with any obstruction that will prevent the wrench and the nut from rotating when the bolt is subsequently rotated to accomplish complete tightening.
  • a flat wrench for tightening a nut on a bolt said wrench comprising a rectilinear handle having a hollow boss in at least one of the extremities thereof, a surrounding interior wall surface of 2 said hollow boss being provided with serrations to inhibit the rotation of said nut in relation to said handle, a slot in said handle communicating with said hollow boss by means of a threaded hole, a set screw rotatably mounted in said threaded hole and said slot to engage said nut so as to secure said wrench on said nut.
  • Rafa-cine own. the $100! mil Item UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 361.704 Lantt Apr. 26, 1887 1,505,896 Kershner Aug. 19, 1924 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 20,736 Great England Nov. 1'7, 1900 680,126 France Jan. 1'7, 1930

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Nov. 17, 1953 J. DILLARD BOLT-HOLDING BOX WRENCH Filed May 20, 1952 INVENTOR. Jlmes D/LLARD Patented Nov. 17, 1953 TE STATES PATENT OFFICE BOLT-HQLDING BOX WRENCH James Dillard, Cincinnati, Ohio Application May 20, 1952, Serial No. 288,850
This invention relates to improvements in boltholding box wrench and other types of nut and bolt tightening devices.
The primary object of my invention is to provide a self-holding-on wrench.
An object of my invention is to provide a means for utilizing a wrench during a nut and bolt tightening operation that will eliminate the necessity to hold said wrench on said bolt and/or nut by hand.
Another object of my invention is to provide a wrench that can be secured to a nut or bolt head to prevent turning of the nut or bolt head and accomplish a tightening operation by a single operator when the material being fastened by a nut and bolt is of such size and/or shape that it would be impossible for a single operator to handle both a holding and tightening wrench because of inaccessibility of one or the other wrench.
A further object of my invention is to provide a holding means on a wrench that will keep the wrench on a nut or bolt head and secure it thereto during a tightening operation.
These and other objects will be more specifically set forth in the description and the drawing forming part of my application. Throughout the description the same indicia will identify similar parts.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a top plan view of my particular wrench.
Figure 2 is a side View of my particular wrench.
Figure 3 is a top plan view of an alternate form of my wrench.
Figure 4 is a side view of the alternate form of my wrench.
In the art of securing structural elements together by nuts and bolts it is customary to use two persons when both ends of bolts and nuts are not accessible to one person.
This is especially true in body building for automotive trucks and cars. Usually it requires one mechanic on each side of the part being assembled or attached to the chassis or body of the motor vehicle.
This extra help is necessary because present day wrenches will not stay put on a nut or bolt head without manually keeping them in place or by other makeshift means.
End and/or socket wrenches as made at present fit loosely about nuts and bolt heads and therefore cannot be depended upon to remain of and by themselves on the nuts and bolt heads during a tightening operation.
1 Claim. (01. 81-125) In many cases limited space prevents a single operator from using both hands; 1. e. one for holding and one for tightening, therefore the nut and bolt must be coaxed to a tightened position with undue amount of turning of both the nut and bolt together.
To overcome the foregoing difficulties and accomplish a saving in man hours I have invented a wrench that will permit one person to do the work of two and permit a lone person to tighten bolts and nuts to home position without another person's assistance.
In Figures 1 and 2 is shown a typical double ended oifset box wrench I having hollow cylindrical bosses 2 known to the trade as socket wrenches. The inner circumferences 3 of the bosses have serrations 4 which prevent a nut 5 from turning with relation to the wrench during a tightening operation. On opposite faces 6 and 1 of a handle 8 there are fixed lugs 9. These lugs have tapped holes In for set screws H having hand tightening knurled heads 12 with screw driver slots for forcing an end l3 of each of the set screws against the nut 5 whereby it is retained within the hollow bosses of the wrench.
The ends l3 of the set screws extend through and are rotatable in holes I 4 within the cylindrical bosses 2. These ends are pointed to insure the securing of the wrench to a nut or bolt head.
Surfaces l5 of the bosses and tops 16 of the lugs 9 are constructed on a straight line as indicated by line X-X, Figures 1 and 2, so as to eliminate interference by the set screws when placing the wrench on a nut and/or bolt head.
An alternate structure of my invention is shown in Figures 3 and 4 and is known to the trade as a flat socket wrench. This double ended wrench has the same cylindrical bosses 2 with the serrated inner circumferences 3.
In a handle [1 slots [8 are provided to permit free rotation and longitudinal movement of set screws II. The screws have knurled heads l2 for manual rotation of the set screws in threaded holes l9 within the handle. Rotation of the set screws cause them to move into contact with and hold the nut securely within the cylindrical bosses of the wrench. The wrench is released from the nut by rotating the set screws away from the nut.
The essential difference between the two types of my wrenches becomes obvious upon examining the drawing illustrating my invention. My alternate form of wrench is for use in close quarters where ofiset wrenches can not be used.
In using my wrench a nut is first threaded on a bolt as far as possible by hand. The wrench is then placed about the nut and secured to the nut by means of the set screw, so that the wrench will not fall away from the nut. An opposite end of the wrench is then brought into contact with any obstruction that will prevent the wrench and the nut from rotating when the bolt is subsequently rotated to accomplish complete tightening.
The mechanic now has both of his hands free to apply another wrench on the opposite end of the bolt to bring the bolt and nut home to the desired holding power without the assistance of another person.
Having thus described my invention 1 claim as new and novel and desire to secure by Letters Patent the following:
A flat wrench for tightening a nut on a bolt said wrench comprising a rectilinear handle having a hollow boss in at least one of the extremities thereof, a surrounding interior wall surface of 2 said hollow boss being provided with serrations to inhibit the rotation of said nut in relation to said handle, a slot in said handle communicating with said hollow boss by means of a threaded hole, a set screw rotatably mounted in said threaded hole and said slot to engage said nut so as to secure said wrench on said nut.
JAMES DILLARD.
Rafa-cine: own. the $100! mil Item UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 361.704 Lantt Apr. 26, 1887 1,505,896 Kershner Aug. 19, 1924 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 20,736 Great Britain Nov. 1'7, 1900 680,126 France Jan. 1'7, 1930
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US2769360A (en) * 1954-09-10 1956-11-06 Cottrell Wayne Woodford Angular wrench head having upwardly opening socket
US2939238A (en) * 1957-10-01 1960-06-07 Gutert Quality Products Inc Fishing apparatus
US3318176A (en) * 1965-10-21 1967-05-09 Jr Herbert F Geier Wrench having a pentagonal socket with threaded adjustment means
US3603181A (en) * 1969-08-28 1971-09-07 William E Shultz Wrench
US4570513A (en) * 1984-02-01 1986-02-18 Thompson Martin L Wrench with nut-retaining mechanism
US4787273A (en) * 1982-09-29 1988-11-29 Griffith Donald J Wrench retaining device
US4823652A (en) * 1987-05-18 1989-04-25 Morrissey William P Nut grabber
WO1995004635A1 (en) * 1993-08-09 1995-02-16 Ernst Klaus Hermann Process and tool for rotating connecting elements, and connecting element used therewith
US6666113B1 (en) * 2002-04-22 2003-12-23 Gabriel Bravo Valve wrench
US20060236822A1 (en) * 2005-04-26 2006-10-26 Nish Jeffery L Threaded member driver with retention system
GB2478955A (en) * 2010-03-25 2011-09-28 Hire Torque Ltd Fastener holding spanner
US20120000319A1 (en) * 2010-02-09 2012-01-05 Titan Technologies International, Inc. Backup Tool for Holding Nuts
US20130139654A1 (en) * 2011-12-01 2013-06-06 Wei-Lin Chen Wrench tool with a retaining device
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US8601915B1 (en) * 2011-03-28 2013-12-10 Philip M. Garvey Wrench stop
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US1505896A (en) * 1923-02-16 1924-08-19 Andrew J Kershner Wrench
FR680126A (en) * 1929-08-09 1930-04-25 Development of adjustable wrenches

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US2769360A (en) * 1954-09-10 1956-11-06 Cottrell Wayne Woodford Angular wrench head having upwardly opening socket
US2939238A (en) * 1957-10-01 1960-06-07 Gutert Quality Products Inc Fishing apparatus
US3318176A (en) * 1965-10-21 1967-05-09 Jr Herbert F Geier Wrench having a pentagonal socket with threaded adjustment means
US3603181A (en) * 1969-08-28 1971-09-07 William E Shultz Wrench
US4787273A (en) * 1982-09-29 1988-11-29 Griffith Donald J Wrench retaining device
US4570513A (en) * 1984-02-01 1986-02-18 Thompson Martin L Wrench with nut-retaining mechanism
US4823652A (en) * 1987-05-18 1989-04-25 Morrissey William P Nut grabber
WO1995004635A1 (en) * 1993-08-09 1995-02-16 Ernst Klaus Hermann Process and tool for rotating connecting elements, and connecting element used therewith
US6666113B1 (en) * 2002-04-22 2003-12-23 Gabriel Bravo Valve wrench
US20060236822A1 (en) * 2005-04-26 2006-10-26 Nish Jeffery L Threaded member driver with retention system
US20120000319A1 (en) * 2010-02-09 2012-01-05 Titan Technologies International, Inc. Backup Tool for Holding Nuts
GB2478955A (en) * 2010-03-25 2011-09-28 Hire Torque Ltd Fastener holding spanner
GB2478955B (en) * 2010-03-25 2014-07-09 Hire Torque Ltd Fastener holding spanner
US8601915B1 (en) * 2011-03-28 2013-12-10 Philip M. Garvey Wrench stop
US20130139654A1 (en) * 2011-12-01 2013-06-06 Wei-Lin Chen Wrench tool with a retaining device
FR2985931A1 (en) * 2012-01-24 2013-07-26 Rachid Hocini KEY WITH SECURED TRAP
EP2815849A1 (en) * 2013-06-21 2014-12-24 Stanley Works (Europe) GmbH A slogging wrench
EP2815848A1 (en) * 2013-06-21 2014-12-24 Stanley Works (Europe) GmbH A slogging wrench
US9833882B2 (en) 2016-05-09 2017-12-05 Southern Handling and Delivery, LLC Adjustable wrench
US10786889B2 (en) 2016-05-09 2020-09-29 Southern Handling and Delivery, LLC Adjustable wrench
US11707820B2 (en) 2016-05-09 2023-07-25 Southern Handling and Delivery, LLC Adjustable wrench
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